Offline Software Release dev (98i) -> new with tag SL98i_1, Oct. 20,1998

... Yuri,Lidia,Kathy

(K. Turner - Oct. 20, 1998 at ~ 12:00)

Oct. 20, 1998 (evening) ==>

• "dev" (98i, tagged with SL98i_1) version of STAR library was moved to "new".
• "dev" now set to 98j

The recommended version to use is "pro" (SL98h_1). This "pro" release will be used for the MDC1 part 2.

The "new" release (SL98i_1) will be used to process 1000 events in MDC1 with full event tables written out. The fptc,ctf,mwc,emc,tss packages will be used for these events.

PAM code - code changed to following areas:

• pams/global/
  • ev0 - code fixes
  • dst - code fixes for fill_dst_event_summary
  • idl - fixes for ev0
• pams/ftpc - code & idl table changes
• pams/tpc
  • tss
  • tpt
  • tid
  • tte
• pams/svt
  • sgr
  • spr - new version released
• pams/trg
  • idl - table fixed
• pams/emc
  • ems - code & table changes

PAM kumacs - following areas had changes to kumacs:

• pams/ftpc/kumac --> a lot of kumacs changed
• pams/svt/kumac --> spr kumacs
• pams/global/kumac
  • new dst_chk_table.kumac
  • change to ev0 kumacs
  • fixes for new versions of default parameter files
• pams/emc/kumac
  • change to ems kumacs
  • fixes for new versions of default parameter files
• pams/tpc/kumac --> fixes for new versions of default parameter files
• pams/mwc/kumac --> fixes for new versions of default parameter files
• pams/ctf/kumac --> fixes for new versions of default parameter files

Default parameter files remade for following pams:

• pams/tpc -> tpg_pars.xdf
• pams/mwc -> mwc_pars.xdf
• pams/global -> egrpars.xdf, ev0pars.xdf, evrpars.xdf
• pams/ctf -> cts_pars.xdf

• Changes to steering kumacs under kumacs/*domain*/
  

  run*.kumac removed, not necessary, in:

  1. kumacs/ftpc
  2. kumacs/emc
  3. kumacs/svt
  4. kumacs/global

  put in read_default_params right after load_libraries in run*.kumac in:

  1. kumacs/ctf
  2. kumacs/ebye
  3. kumacs/gen
  4. kumacs/mwc
  5. kumacs/sim
  6. kumacs/tpc

• kumacs/util - changes to UTIL kumacs
  • setup.kumac -> add new global macros
  • load_libraries -> took out par2mem
  • macro setup_default_params - put par2mem here
  • write_params.kumac - new

• kumacs/chain - changes to BFC kumacs
  1. BFC.kumac - fixes to global macros and default settings
  2. BFC_UTIL.kumac - new chain variables
     
     • dchkt - writes log file with dst check results
     • spr - svt de/dx
  3. BFC_UTIL.kumac - changes
     
     • ftpc - fix for new fpt & fte etc.
     • dout - write out full run directory (not just run/dst) at beginning
     • dstin - reads first record and checks if it dst or run directory and moves tables to correct place
     • changes to other chains for new default parameter xdf files
  4. call_bfc*.kumac examples:
     - current list of all examples is given below
     - fixes to README file

• kumacs/dst
  1. current list of all examples is given below
  2. fixes to README file
  3. analyse_event_summary.kumac - new, use after running BFC with ntup
  4. implement dchkt correctly

in $STAR/kumacs/chain:

1. call_bfc_g2tin_to_dst.kumac
2. call_bfc_gstar_g2t.kumac
3. call_bfc_readfz_ftpc.kumac
4. call_bfc_readfz_full_year1.kumac
5. call_bfc_readfz_full_year2.kumac
6. call_bfc_readfz_to_dst_year1.kumac
7. call_bfc_readfz_to_dst_year2.kumac
8. call_bfc_reco.kumac
9. call_bfc_reco_trk_ftpc.kumac
10. call_bfc_svt_fast_sim_tracker.kumac
11. call_bfc_tfs_global_dst_testv0.kumac
12. call_bfc_tpc_fast_sim_tracker.kumac
13. call_bfc_tpc_slow_sim_tracker.kumac
14. call_bfc_txt_gstar_g2t.kumac

in $STAR/kumacs/dst:

1. call_bfc_read_dst.kumac
2. call_bfc_read_dst_check.kumac
   analyse_event_summary.kumac (run after the above)
3. call_bfc_read_dst_ebye.kumac
4. call_bfc_read_dst_ev0join.kumac
   analyse_ev0join.kumac (run after the above)
5. call_bfc_read_dst_smdst.kumac
6. call_bfc_read_dst_user.kumac

If you want to add in your own package or commands that are not already implemented in bfc, then use the "user" chain variable and create kumacs with the appropriate name. See $STAR/kumacs/chain/README for instructions on using "user".

To run do:
  starpro
  staf
  exec call_whatever